Securing device for shoe-laces.



IPATBNTED-MAY 15, 1906.

.B. G. BUCHANAN. SECURING DEVICE FOR SHOE LAGES;

APPLICATION FILED MAR.9. 1906.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN Gr. BUCHANAN, OF ASHLAND, WISCONSIN.

SECURING DEVICE FOR SHOE-LACES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. BUCHAN- AN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Securing Devices for ShoeLaces; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to securing devices for the ends of shoestrings after the latter have been properly laced to hold the mouth of the shoe in a closed position; and my invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, the preferred form whereof will be hereinafter clearly set forth, and pointed out in the claim. I

The main object of my invention, among others, is to provide reliably eflicient means for holding the ends of a shoe-lace, and thereby obviate the necessity of tying or securing the same in the usual manner.

Other objects and advantages will be here inafter made clearly apparent, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are considered a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention as applied to use. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of my invention complete removed from the shoe. Fig. 3 is a central sectional view thereof. .Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the anchoring member with the clamp roperly se arated therefrom. Fig. 5 is a p an view of t e clamp separated from the part resented in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a slightly-modi 'ed form of base or anchoring member and clamp. Fig. 7 is a central sectional view of Fig. 6.

For urposes of description the various details o my invention and cooperating accessories will be designated by numerals, and, referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates the body portion or anchoring member of my invention, which is preferably made as shown in Fig. 2 and consists of the body portion proper, having at each end a pair of integral anchoring-points 2, which are properly sharpened and are designed to be ent back upon the body portion and entered into the material of the shoe; but it is obvious that when said anchoring-points are so shaped and. disposed in a clenched position I against the inner side of the body portion 1 the said body portion will be reliably anchored in an adjusted position upon that part of the shoe where the device is designed to be disposed. I also provide the bracket or post 3, having an integral extension comprising the members 4, 5, and 6, the post also being preferably integral with the base or body portion 1, whereby all of said parts may be readily stamped out of a single piece of sheet metal, and thereby very cheaply manufactured. After'the arts 4, 5, and 6 have been shaped substantially as shown in Fig. 4 they are ready for cooperation with the clamping member 8, which has one end wrapped around the pin 9, while the other end is left free to serve as a handle, and since the clamping member 8 is so shaped that a portion thereof will reach almost in en agement with a contiguous part of the sur ace of the body portion 1 it follows that the shoe-lace disposed between the clamping member and the body portion will be reliably engaged and secured in an adjusted position. It will be obvious, therefore, that the clamping member will be to a certain extent resilient, thereby enabling the cam to be used upon a lace of any thickness. By reason of its peculiar shape the handle will retain itself in clamping position, and it becomesunnecessary to employ springs or other like devices for holding it in place after the lace has once been clamped thereby. I prefer in most instances to roughen or mill the outer surface of the body portion, as indicated by the numeral 1*,

so as to prevent casual slipping of the shoelace when engaged by the clampin member.

It will also be seen that the ends 0 the pin 9 are disposed in suitable apertures provided in the members 4 and 7.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a slightlymodified form of base, inasmuch as the anchoring-points 2 are entirely dispensed with and apertures 10 substituted therefor, it being understood that rivets or eyelets may be extended through the apertures 10 into apertures in the top of the shoe and the base member 1 thus reliably anchored in position. In these figures I have also shown a clamp which is slightly different from the ones shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

What I claim is In a device of the character described, the combination with a base; of a bracket inte- IIO rectly contact with the material inserted be- 10 tween the cam and base.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

BENJAMIN G. BUCHANAN.

Witnesses:

FRANK TALAsKA, CHAS. ELLISON. 

